WEST Midland’s most talented construction trainees will battle it out in the regional heat of Britain’s biggest construction skills competition next week.

SkillBuild 2010 aims to find the best in Britain. The first heat of this year’s competition is being held at Stoke-on-Trent College on Tuesday, April 27.

Budding trainees from the West Midlands who take part will be put through their paces in competitions for their main construction trade with categories including bricklaying, cabinet making, carpentry, drywall systems and joinery.